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Awards

The Helen Hayes Awards are given for resident and non-resident productions. There are awards for acting, directing, design, and production. The following are categories of awards. Each links to a (partial) list of the winners.

• Resident Productions
  • Resident Productions -- Production, Direction, Writing
  • Acting in Resident Productions -- Lead and Supporting Acting
  • Design in Resident Productions -- Set, Lighting, Costume, and Sound Design and Choreography
• Non-Resident Productions
  • Non-Resident Productions -- Production, Direction, Writing
  • Acting in Non-Resident Productions -- Lead and Supporting Acting

These Helen Hayes Awards are given for resident theatre productions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... These Helen Hayes Awards are given for acting in resident theatre productions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... These Helen Hayes Awards are given annually for excellence in production design for professional theatres in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. ... These Helen Hayes Awards are given for non-resident or touring productions for excellence in their productions in the Washington, DC metopolitan area. ... These Helen Hayes Awards are given for outstanding acting in non-resident or touring productions that are staged in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. ...

External links

• The Helen Hayes Awards